How To Install xserver-xorg-video-trident on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-trident on Kali Linux.
What is xserver-xorg-video-trident
xserver-xorg-video-trident is:
This package provides the driver for Trident Blade/Image/ProVidia/TGUI/9xxx video cards.
This package is built from the X.org xf86-video-trident driver module.
There are three methods to install xserver-xorg-video-trident on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xserver-xorg-video-trident Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-trident using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xserver-xorg-video-tridentInstall xserver-xorg-video-trident Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-trident using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xserver-xorg-video-tridentInstall xserver-xorg-video-trident Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install xserver-xorg-video-trident using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xserver-xorg-video-tridentHow To Uninstall xserver-xorg-video-trident on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the xserver-xorg-video-trident package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-video-tridentUninstall xserver-xorg-video-trident And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xserver-xorg-video-trident and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xserver-xorg-video-tridentRemove xserver-xorg-video-trident Configurations and Data
To remove xserver-xorg-video-trident configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xserver-xorg-video-tridentRemove xserver-xorg-video-trident configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xserver-xorg-video-trident configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xserver-xorg-video-tridentDependencies
xserver-xorg-video-trident have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xserver-xorg-video-trident package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
